Tractor.



H. W. LEAVITT.

TRACTOR.

APPUCAHON msn sEPr.16.19|3` Patented J une 1, 1915.

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H. W. LEAVITT.

TRACTOR.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. I6. |913.

Patented June '1, 1915.

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TRACTOR.

APPLlcAnoN meu SEPT. I6. |913.

Patented J une 1, 1915 4 SHEETS--SHEET 3 Isl H. W. LEAVITT.

TRACTOR.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. I6. 1913.

Patented June 1, 191.5.

t v#Y fw. Laavrr, or WATERLOO, Iowa.

TRACTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J une 1, 1915.

Y application med september 1e, 191s. serial No. recreo.

Tp all whoma'tmay concern Be it known Athat 'I HARRY W. Lmvrrr, citizen of .the .United tetes of America, and resident of lWaterloo, Iowa, have invented a new and useful Tractor, .of which the follow- -in .is a specication.

. heobject ofthis invention is to provide an imfproved construction for tractors.

A urther objectof this vinvention is to provide a tractor driven bythe traction of 1ts front truck land .supported at its rear endrby anattached machine or truck which may be interchangeably selected inrespect ofthe use to whichsaid attached machine is to beput.

A :furtherobject of this invention is to provide a tractor with -a combined steering and drivingtruck at its vforward end.

lily-invention consists in the arrangements and lcombination of elements whereby a itractor .is driven and steered by a. front Athe wheeled plow attached thereto.

truck and whereby said tractoris supported at its rear end by an attached machine having-no effect in steering and driving the tractor other than as a follower.

My invention consists further in the construction, arrangement and combination of elements hereinafter .set forth, pointed out in my claims and illustrated by the accompanying drawing, in which?- Figure 1 is a side elevation showing my improved tractor employed with a wheeled plow. Fig. 2 is a cross-section on the indicated line 2-.-2 of Fig. 1. ,-Fig. 3 lis aplan of the rear'portion of thetractor frameFand 1g.

" 4 lisia lside .elevation and Fig. 5 is a plan showing the tractor supported at its rear end by follower wheels and provided with draft attaching means. Fig. 6 is a crosssection on 'an .enlarged scale on ythe indicated line 6..-^6 of Fig. 1. Fig. :7 is an elevation, partly in section, on the indicated vline 7-.7 of Fig. 6. Fig. y8 is .a side eleva- 4FV tion showing the rear portion-of the tractor 'frame supported .by a wheeled cultivator of conventional form. ,L

In the construction of the .machine as shown -a main frame isrbuilt up of parallel channel beams 10, 11 offset between their ends and suitable cross bars,fties and braces.

. A turntable or fifth-wheel member 12 is carried by cross-bars 13,l 14 between the forward-end portions of the beams 10, 11 and a matin member 1'5 is arranged beneath the mem er 12 and-the latter-supports the former, therebeing roller or ball bearing 16 interposed if desiredv between said members. A sleeve 17 is formed on and extends above and below the member 15 and through the member 12 and a worm gear 18 `is fixed to the upper-end ofsaid sleeve and is driven 1n elther direction by a ,worm 19 on a shaft 20, said shaft being suitably journaled on the frame. The shaft 20 preferably is extensible by telescoping in order that the steering wheel, 21,5 thereon may be adjusted convenlently relative to a `seat 22 slidably and adjustably vmounted on the frame. Yoke arms 23, 24 are fixed to and support themember l5 and an axle shaft l25 is journaled in suitable bearings on the lower ends of said arms. The axle shaft 25 is carried 1n twin .spaced traction wheels 26, 27 ixed thereto in adi-.went relations and between the arms 23, 24. A bevel gear 28 is fixed to the shaft 25 between the traction wheels 26, 27. A .shaft -29 is journaled in the sleeve 17 and carries a bevel pinion 30 on its lower end meshing with lthe gear 28. A driving shaft 31 is journaled in horizontal position in bearings 32, 33 carried by the cross-bars 13, 14 and aibevel pinion 34 on said shaft meshes with a bevel gear35 fixed to the upperend portionof the shaft 29. The shaft 31 kis drlven by .sprocket gearing 36 from a primemover, such as a gasoleneI engine 37 underslung in supports 38, 39 carried by the beams 10,11. A radiator 40, for the gasolene engine 37 is carried by the -forwardcnds of the beams .10, 11 and may .46, 47, one above the other, are pivoted at their forward ends on the yoke 42 .and axle shaft 43 respectively and are pivotally con- `nected at their rearends by spacing bars 48, 49. A plow stem 50 is arrangedwithin the .yoke :47 and is pivoted on a bolt 51. An

arm 52 ofthe plow stem may b e extended forwa-rdfrom the bolt 51, and be secured at its forwardA end by a break-pin 53 seated in the yoke .47. A plow 54 is secured to the .storni 5 0. A belllcrank foot-lever 55 is suitably fulcrumed within the yoke 42 and connected pivotally to the yoke 47 in such manner that it may be employe y to lift the plow 54. Other levers, balancmg springsand the like well known elements may be provided to aid the operator in controlling the engine, and plow. A rolling c oulter 56 may be carried on the beamfet?V and used in connection with the plow 54. Y

In Figs. 4 and 5 the plow and elements auxiliary thereto are omitted and a clevis 57 is securedto the yoke 42 for convenience in attaching to` the tractor ay machine or implement to'be drawn. It is'to be understood `that the plow wheels may be removed with the plow and the wheels shown in Figs.

4 and 5 may be of different character selected on account of their, suitability to the workcontem latedV to be done by the tractor.

In Fig. 8 t e rear end ortion of the tractor frame'is shown to e supported by a wheeled cultivator 58, shown conventionally but preferably'of'the two-row, straddle-raw type'. The short tongues 59, 60 usually found on cultvators'of this type, are bolted tothe beams 10, 11 ofthe frame and the wheels of the cultivator serve as supporting wheels for the tractor. I am not concerned with themanufacture or construction of the cultivator` and contemplate the use by the tiller of yany vsuitable cultivator, or other machine or implement interchangeably with the tractor. In this connection attention is called to the arrangement of the steering-traction wheels 26, 27 in adjacent relations susceptible of passing freely between rows of standing cornl or other growing plants without damage to-the plants in either row and the desirable eHect said wheels may have in packing the soil in advance of surface cultivation and in crushing :lumps and cl'ods.

When the culti'vator, or other drawn machine or implement is provided with a seat for the operator, the seat22 may be removed from the tractorl frame. Y

I claim as my invention- 1. A. tractor comprisin a main frame, a

turntable member carrie yby the forward portion of said frame, a mating member arthe lower end of said shaft and meshing with said bevel gear, a driving shaft jour-` naled on the frame, bevel gear connections between the driving shaft and the upper end of the vertical shaft, a motor geared to the driving shaft, and means for securin an implement to the rear end portion o the frame.

' 2. A tractor comprising a main frame composed of connected beams and cross-bars, a turntable member carried by the crossbars between forward end portions of said beams, a mating turntable member arranged beneath the first member, roller bearings eing interposed between said members, a sleeve formed on the lower member and extending through the upper member, a worm gear fixed to the upper end of said sleeve, a hand-operated worm adapted to rotate said worm gear, yoke arms fixed to and depending in spaced relations from the lower turntable member within the frame, an axle shaft journaled horizontall in and connecting the lower ends of sai arms, counterpart traction wheels fixed in adjacent relations to said axle shaft and between said arms, a bevel gear fixed to said shaft between said wheels, a shaft journaled vertically in and extending at both ends from said sleeve, a bevel pinion xed to the lower end of said vertical shaft and meshing with ksaid bevel gear, a driving shaft journaled horizontally on the frame, bevel gear connections between the driving shaft and the upper end of the vertical shaft, a motor geared to the driving shaft, and means for securing an implement to the rear end of the frame.

3. A tractor comprising a main frame, a turntable member carne by the forward 'portion of said frame, a mating member arranged beneath the lirst member, roller bearings between said members, a yoke fixed to and depending from the lower member, an axle shaft journaled in said'yoke, traction supporting wheels fixed to said axle shaft side by side and in spaced relations, a bevel gear fixed to said axle shaft between said wheels, a shaft journaled in upright position in said lower member and extending between said wheels, a bevel vpinion fixed to the lower end of the latter shaft and meshing with said bevel gear, a driving shaft j ournaled on the frame, bevel gear connections between the driving shaft and the upper end of the upright shaft, a m o tor underslung on the central portion of said frame and geared to the drivlng shaft, and

. a hand-operated worm gear acting on the lower turntable member.

4. A tractor comprising a main frame formed of spaced beams side by side and offset upwardly between their ends and cross-bars connectin Said beams, a turntable member carried by t e higher forward portion of said frame, a mating member arranged beneath the rst member, roller bearings between said members, a yoke xed to right shaft, a motor underslung on the central portion of said frame and geared'to the drivmg shaft, and a hand-operated worm gear steering device acting on the lower turntable member and extending to the rear of said frame.

Signed by me at Des Moines, Iowa, this twenty eighth da of August, 1913.

RRY W. LEAVITT. Witnesses:

S. C. Swm'r, H. G. Swnnrr. 

